STAINING OF THE INCLUSION BODIES OF TRACHOMA AND INCLUSION CONJUNCTIVITIS

Staining of the inclusion bodies of trachoma and inclusion conjunctivitis.

THE first description of the inclusion bodies of trachoma was made by Halberstaedter and von Prowazek following the examination of Giemsa-stained scrapings from the conjunctivae of baboons which had been inoculated with secretions from trachomatous patients (cf. Julianelle, 1938). Since then Giemsa and its modifications have held prime place as a means of demonstrating these structures and this...

Trachoma and Inclusion Conjunctivitis

Inclusion bodies in trachoma.

THE epithelial-cell inclusion, which is characteristically found in the early stages of trachoma was first described by Halberstaedter and Prowazek (1907). Since that time, a considerable literature concerning the nature of these bodies has accumulated. It is generally conceded that they consist of virus particles together with material elaborated by the virus and/or produced by the parasitized...

Neonatal inclusion conjunctivitis in Australia.

Trachoma has been known to occur in Australia since the latter part of the 9gth century. Laboratory confirmation was first made by Rodger and Priestley (19I5), who studied cases of trachoma in Western Queensland and found characteristic inclusions within conjunctival epithelial cells. This work was reported 8 years after the original description of cell inclusions in trachoma by Halberstaedter ...

Trachoma-Inclusion Conjunctivitis and Lymphogranuloma Venereum Organisms in HeLa Cells: Sialic Acid Residues

The infectivity of trachoma-inclusion conjunctivitis (TRIC) organisms (TW-5) was enhanced by pretreatment of HeLa cell monolayers before inoculation with diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-dextran (30 ,g/ml) and poly-l-lysine (10 gg/ml) and inhibited by dextran sulphate (250 ,g/ml), fetuin (4%), ovomucoid (5%), N-acetyl neuraminic acid (0.5%), and Cholera vibrio neuraminidase (100 U/ml). The infectivity ...